ATF Audits
Every IOI inspection asks about employee training. “We talked about it” is not a defense. Documented, dated, role-specific training is what stands up in a compliance review.
FFL Compliance Training
The FFL training standard your insurance will actually accept.
Certify your employees on 4473s, NFA forms, gunsmithing, manufacturing, and every ATF rule that matters, with documented proof for audits and carriers.
- Built by FFLs, for FFLs
- Audit-ready documentation
- 12+ courses
- Updated when ATF rules change
The risk
One untrained employee can cost you your license.
The ATF does not care that you “went over it” with your new hire. Your insurance carrier does not either.
Insurance Premiums
Carriers are raising rates on shops without formal training programs. Some are dropping FFL coverage entirely. A documented training program is increasingly the difference between renewal and non-renewal.
Counter Mistakes
A miscompleted 4473. A missed straw purchase indicator. An improperly logged NFA transfer. Any one of these can end a twenty-year FFL and trigger personal liability for the licensee.
How it works
Three steps to a fully certified shop.
- 01
Pick your plan
Buy individual courses for one-off needs, role-based bundles for new hires, or a shop plan that covers your whole team on every course.
- 02
Train your team
Self-paced video and interactive modules. Most courses run 30 to 90 minutes. Employees can complete them on the sales floor between customers or at home before their first shift.
- 03
Prove it
Every completion generates a dated, verifiable certificate. Your admin dashboard tracks who is certified on what. Export an audit-ready training report for your insurance carrier or an ATF IOI in two clicks.
Course catalog
Real courses for real FFL work.
Written by people who have actually run the bound book, processed Form 4s, and survived an ATF inspection.
FoundationalDuration 60 min
4473 Completion & Recordkeeping
Line-by-line walkthrough of the current 4473, common rejection triggers, and how to handle corrections, denials, and delays.
Course detailsFoundationalDuration 45 min
Coming soon
Engaged in the Business
The post-BSCA dealer threshold and what the 2024 ATF Final Rule actually changed. Who must hold an FFL, and when “personal collection” stops being a defense.
Preview the courseFoundationalDuration 45 min
Straw Purchase Recognition
The legal definition, the behavioral indicators, and the script for refusing a sale without escalating the situation.
Course detailsFoundationalDuration 30 min
Coming soon
Multiple Sale Reports & ATF Demand Letters
Form 3310.4 within five business days. Form 3310.12 in the Southwest border states. The short reporting obligations a single missed filing turns into a finding.
Preview the courseAdvancedDuration 90 min
NFA Forms & Form 4 Processing
Form 1, Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 in plain language. Trust vs. individual transfers, fingerprinting, and CLEO notification.
Course detailsAdvancedDuration 75 min
Gunsmithing vs. Manufacturing
Where ATF draws the line between repair and manufacture, when a gunsmith needs a 07 FFL, and how to document work to stay on the right side of it.
Course detailsFoundationalDuration 30 min
Youth Handgun Safety Act
What the law requires you to post, what you must hand to the purchaser, and when it applies.
Course detailsCoreDuration 45 min
Interstate Transfers
FFL-to-FFL transfers, long gun sales to out-of-state residents, and the rules for shipping handguns.
Course detailsCoreDuration 60 min
Bound Book Management
Acquisition and disposition entries, error correction, electronic bound book requirements, and what an IOI looks for first.
Course detailsCoreDuration 75 min
Coming soon
ATF Inspection Defense
What the IOI pulls first, how findings are classified, and the warning conference and revocation pathway. The course that ties every other one together.
Preview the courseAdvancedDuration 75 min
Manufacturing Rules (07 FFL)
Marking requirements, serialization, recordkeeping, and the operational difference between a Type 01 and Type 07 license.
Course detailsCoreDuration 45 min
Coming soon
Recent Regulatory Developments
A rolling quarterly briefing on active rulemakings, recent Supreme Court decisions, and litigation that just moved your shop’s compliance posture.
Preview the courseCertification paths
Build the right credential for every role on your team.
Bundles are priced per employee. Every course completed stacks toward DealerReady Certified, the industry’s broadest FFL credential.
Counter Certified
For everyone working the sales floor.
- 4473 Completion
- Straw Purchase Recognition
- Youth Handgun Safety
- Interstate Transfers
- Bound Book Management
Compliance Certified
For the compliance lead. Inspection defense, reporting, and the rules that just changed.
- ATF Inspection Defense
- Engaged in the Business
- Multiple Sale Reports & Demand Letters
- Recent Regulatory Developments
- Bound Book Management
Gunsmith Certified
For shops with in-house gunsmiths or anyone doing customer firearm work.
- 4473 Completion
- Bound Book Management
- Gunsmithing Rules
- Repair vs. Manufacturing
- Marking Requirements
NFA Certified
For SOT holders and anyone processing suppressors, SBRs, or machine guns.
- Everything in Counter Certified
- Form 4 Processing
- Form 3 Dealer Transfers
- NFA Laws
- Trusts Basics
Manufacturer Certified
For Type 07 FFLs and anyone serializing or marking firearms.
- Manufacturing Rules
- Marking Requirements
- ITAR Basics
- Recordkeeping
- ATF Licensing
Featured credential
DealerReady Certified
The master credential. Every course in the catalog. The broadest FFL credential available, and the one your insurance carrier most wants to see.
$449per employee · saves $750+
Start with DealerReady Certified
From the blog
Field notes from working FFLs.
Plain-English coverage of the rules that actually matter—written by people who’ve been across the counter from an IOI.
Jun 29, 2026For dealers
Onboarding a New Gun Store Employee: The First 30 Days
The worst 4473 error I ever had to fix wasn’t made by the new kid. It was made by a five-year employee who learned from a three-year employee who learned from the owner, who had picked up a bad habit somewhere around 2014 and passed it down like a family recipe. That’s how com…
Read the postJun 28, 2026For dealers
Where’s My Stamp? Handling the Form 4 Wait Without Losing the Customer
The Form 4 wait is a customer-service problem before it’s a compliance problem. Here’s how to manage it without losing the sale or making a mistake.
Read the postJun 27, 2026For dealers
Two Handguns, Five Days: Filing a Clean Multiple-Sale Report
When the multiple-sale report is triggered, what counts, the deadline, and how to file ATF Form 3310.4 without creating a finding.
Read the post
Built for FFL operations
Everything you need to run a documented training program.
Admin Dashboard
See every employee’s certification status at a glance. Filter by role, course, or expiration date.
Insurance-Ready Reports
Export training documentation formatted for your carrier on demand. PDF, dated, signed, verifiable.
Annual Recertification
Auto-reminders before certificates expire. Employees re-complete updated modules; you stay continuously compliant.
New Hire Onboarding
A new counter employee can be Counter Certified before their first weekend. Assign the bundle, hand them a tablet, done.
Regulatory Updates
When ATF rules change, courses update. No upcharge, no version fees. Affected employees get notified to re-complete.
Custom Shop Policies
Upload your own SOPs, opening procedures, transfer policies, range rules. Employees acknowledge and sign. Stored alongside their ATF training record.
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Frequently asked
Questions FFL owners ask first.
ATF does not formally accredit private training programs. What ATF does expect, and what IOIs consistently look for during inspections, is documented evidence that employees have been trained on the specific compliance areas relevant to their role. DealerReady provides exactly that documentation, with dated, verifiable certificates for every completion.
Most FFL insurance carriers will accept documented third-party training as evidence of risk management. We provide reports formatted for carrier submission and are actively building direct partnerships with the major FFL insurance providers. Ask your broker what they require; we will work with you to make sure our documentation fits.
Foundational courses run 30 to 45 minutes. Core operations courses are typically 45 to 60 minutes. Advanced courses (NFA, manufacturing, gunsmithing) run 60 to 90 minutes. Employees can pause and resume; nothing has to be completed in one sitting.
Yes. The admin dashboard lets you assign individual courses or full bundles to any employee. You can track progress, send reminders, and pull completion reports per person or across your whole team.
We update affected courses, notify employees who have completed them, and prompt them to re-complete the updated module. There is no extra charge and no version-locking. Your team stays current automatically.
Bundles and individual courses do not expire as purchases. The employee owns that completion record permanently. However, we recommend annual recertification as a best practice for audit defense and insurance documentation. Shop plans include annual recertification automatically.
Yes. Individual courses start at $49. Buy what you need, when you need it. Most multi-employee shops find a Shop plan pays for itself within the first two new hires, but there is no obligation.
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